Somewhere between the aspiration and Hollywood, is a gulf where many would-be filmmakers are lost. This blog is about recording my insights, mapping the progress and unearthing the truth along the way.

Getting what I came for,
C.M. Sanchez III
Film Student
Brooklyn, NY

Saturday, June 29, 2013

On Opportunities for Innovation

It's absolutely critical for emerging filmmakers to put said facts on the table: Amazon Studios is now accepting short concepts into their submission system. They also are holding rights to popular media franchises for new writers to create fan fiction in which Amazon can share a profit, see: Amazon Publishing. There is also the self-distribution mantra echoed in the article below for writers, and that which is explored by Marc Schiller at Bond Strategy and Influence (subscribe to his e-mail list). Teen fantasy, fan fiction, short concepts, self-distribution, original franchises and you, the innovator, in the mix of it all and at the helm of an endless assortment of digital tools along with google search. Organization and self-development are the keys to economic mobility. There is no end of venues and probably the only real competition is for audience attention. It used to be people had to be home by a certain time to watch a show, or they had to get a book early to avoid back-order. With e-books, audio books, dvr and mobile entertainment, netflix and other roads to instant gratification, money comes in early and bigger than before because it's easier to legitimize emotional spending. See: Sara Chritchfield at Up Worthy talk about emotion here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUtjLym4u_E&feature=youtu.be.I'm now going to say a lot of stuff I am not educated enough to talk about, let's call it a wild hunch:

Civilizations that can provide basic needs like hospice, shelter, and food allowances efficiently don't attain that stability without some confusion. Survival is such a desperate affair that one generation to the next may not realize it's arrived. So here we are with young and old out of work and not realizing that technology has allowed more companies to work with less man power. So the question for people that had long thought they should find a place where they can work for others and determine their value in a trade service is how are they supposed to matter, make a living, find their way?

A basic Utopian vision is a world where people spend most of their time doing what they love. Sure the caveat is that commerce becomes a relic but until we get there, the missing link is the general education of the marriage between art & commerce so that individuals are encouraged to explore their greater capacity when overall labor requirements have diminished. Health, education and pure expression, as in writing/film/music, or investment in politics/science/engineering take up the focus where before the paycheck and those that provided it were the only goal. The technology and the services becoming available now presuppose an evolutionary lean towards self-sustenance and economic equilibrium as long as the lessons can be acknowledged and upheld. If we do not adapt to the times and the greater responsibilities we can claim, as individuals or concerted groups, to wealth and peace then, in ignorance, we may suffer a dangerous downturn as an aimless race unaware of the bounty before us. Learn and grow and accept the powers bestowed. The industry is changing to accommodate the imagination at an exponential rate. Its a grand time for a creator.Lets get what we came for,C. M. Sanchez III

About Me

I've worked too many jobs growing up that had no meaning and frankly the life before film-making is all a wash. I've never been tested the way I've been tested in this practice. And it's so not over.

I'm currently graduating with a B.F.A. in Creative Writing and a minor in Film. Was a thesis film away from a 2nd major in production and I'll probably always half regret not just doing it but without a matching education in micro-budget distribution and grass roots marketing, that 5-15 grand would have been a waste and a further burden added to my already steep student loans. Time to take it on the road.